SAS(R) 9.1.3 Companion for z/OS

Directing SAS Log and SAS Procedure Output Using the PRINT Command and the FORM Subsystem 119
Typically, your system administrator sets up the printers. Your system administrator
can save printer definitions to SASHELP so that all users have access to them. When
you use PROC PRTDEF, you can save the definitions in the SASUSER or SASHELP
libraries.
Printing a Graphics Window
When printing a graphics window, you can print to the default printer, to any other
Universal Printer, or to a SAS/GRAPH graphics driver. To print from a printer that is
not the default, select from the list of available printers. To print with a SAS/GRAPH
driver, select the Use SAS/GRAPH Drivers check box in the Print Method group box.
The software will display a list of available drivers from which you can select.
Previewing a Print Job
You cannot currently preview a print job on a mainframe.
Using the PRINT Command and the FORM Subsystem
Use the PRINT command or menu selection to direct the contents of a window to
your default printer. The default printer — as well as other aspects of your output such
as printer margins, printer control language, and font control information — is
controlled by the FORM subsystem. The FORM subsystem consists of six frames that
are described in detail in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary and in “Host-Specific
Windows of the FORM Subsystem” on page 556. You use these frames to define a form
for each printer that is available to you at your site. You can also define multiple forms
for the same printer. (See “Adding a Form” on page 120.) Your local SAS Support
Consultant can give you information about your default form and about any other forms
that have been defined at your site.
Specifying a Form
To direct the contents of a window to a printer that is not your default printer, you
can use the FORM= option with the PRINT command. Use this option to specify a form
that has been defined for a different printer. For example, to copy output to a printer
destination that is described in a form named MYOUTPUT, you would enter the
following command-line command:
print form=myoutput
Modifying Your Default Form
To change the default destination printer and to customize other features of the
output that the PRINT command generates, you can modify the default form that the
FORM subsystem uses. To modify your default form, do the following:
1 Enter fsforms default from the command line to display your default form. If
your SASUSER.PROFILE catalog contains a form named DEFAULT, then that
form is displayed. If you do not have a form named DEFAULT, then the Printer
Selection frame is displayed.
2 Select a printer from the Printer Selection frame. When you select a printer, SAS
copies the default form for that printer into your SASUSER.PROFILE catalog.
Note: Printer information is site-specific; see your system administrator if you
need help with selecting a printer. R